What is Ibiza like?
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Morbyd
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Hi there, Pete from Music City USA!
Lets get you started here: www.ibiza-spotlight.com
The site has a bounty of background info on the island from people who live there. Most of the opinions expressed on the site would be echoed by those of us who go for our visits every year.
Clubbers come in all ages from teenagers to octogenarians (seriously!). I think the majority are probably in their 20s and 30s but plenty more over 40 and beyond. Visitors to the island include people of all ages - believe it or not it is a family resort.
During the days you can enjoy the beaches, explore the towns... again, check the main Spotlight site for lots of ideas. (or the Things to Do section of the forum)
The culture is Spanish with a twist, but the island is quite international as you'll find quite a number of expats around. People are laid back and they know how to have a good time. The cuisine is a mix of Spanish and Mediterranean.
That's a few thoughts. Once you've read up the main site, feel free to come back with some more specific questions
Lets get you started here: www.ibiza-spotlight.com
The site has a bounty of background info on the island from people who live there. Most of the opinions expressed on the site would be echoed by those of us who go for our visits every year.
Clubbers come in all ages from teenagers to octogenarians (seriously!). I think the majority are probably in their 20s and 30s but plenty more over 40 and beyond. Visitors to the island include people of all ages - believe it or not it is a family resort.
During the days you can enjoy the beaches, explore the towns... again, check the main Spotlight site for lots of ideas. (or the Things to Do section of the forum)
The culture is Spanish with a twist, but the island is quite international as you'll find quite a number of expats around. People are laid back and they know how to have a good time. The cuisine is a mix of Spanish and Mediterranean.
That's a few thoughts. Once you've read up the main site, feel free to come back with some more specific questions
Its very addictive... I went for my first time in 2004, went back last year and am planning my third trip back again (hopefully!!) this year.
Age range varies, and find you get more 'older' clubbers than where i'm from or in most places. (depends what nights you go to as well)
Make sure you hire a car so you can see the rest of the island during the day and still go out to differenc club nights each night..( ... and day!)
I spend most of my days lying on a beach... with sporadic periods of sleep here and there throughout the week
Age range varies, and find you get more 'older' clubbers than where i'm from or in most places. (depends what nights you go to as well)
Make sure you hire a car so you can see the rest of the island during the day and still go out to differenc club nights each night..( ... and day!)
I spend most of my days lying on a beach... with sporadic periods of sleep here and there throughout the week
Morbyd said:Hi there, Pete from Music City USA!
Lets get you started here: www.ibiza-spotlight.com
The site has a bounty of background info on the island from people who live there. Most of the opinions expressed on the site would be echoed by those of us who go for our visits every year.
Clubbers come in all ages from teenagers to octogenarians (seriously!). I think the majority are probably in their 20s and 30s but plenty more over 40 and beyond. Visitors to the island include people of all ages - believe it or not it is a family resort.
During the days you can enjoy the beaches, explore the towns... again, check the main Spotlight site for lots of ideas. (or the Things to Do section of the forum)
The culture is Spanish with a twist, but the island is quite international as you'll find quite a number of expats around. People are laid back and they know how to have a good time. The cuisine is a mix of Spanish and Mediterranean.
That's a few thoughts. Once you've read up the main site, feel free to come back with some more specific questions
Thanks mate..nice reference to Nashville...have you been? I'll definitely read the links.
on all levels its a magical place - not only for the clubbing - its a complex - beautiful and eclectic place - there's something about it that you just cannot explain - lazy days on salinas beach - sunsets @ mambo or benniras - walaking into the port at nightime and feeling the buzz hit you ......
Morbyd
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I visited Nashville once when my family drove cross country and back in 1982 (I'm from the States). I was pretty young but seemed alright from what I remember!Pete K said:
Re: culture. I forgot to mention when I said "Spanish with a twist" that the Belearic islands (Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, Menorca) do have their own culture and a local language apart from Spanish (it's a dialect related to Catalan, the language spoken in the region of Spain where Barcelona is).
You can get by just fine speaking English, of course (though if you're like me you will have a bit of Spanish from high school, which is helpful and sometimes more polite).
Morbyd
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There's a lot of bars and cafes where you'll find DJs playing.
Bora Bora, a beachfront bar in Playa den Bossa, is such a hit that it made it's resident DJ, Gee Moore, famous.
The bars on the sunset strip in San Antonio and along the harbor there often hosts pre-parties for events in the major clubs. It's not unusual for Cafe Mambo, for example, to have Deep Dish or Pete Tong, etc. over for their pre-parties.
Music is pretty much everywhere you go in Ibiza, which is a good thing 8)
Bora Bora, a beachfront bar in Playa den Bossa, is such a hit that it made it's resident DJ, Gee Moore, famous.
The bars on the sunset strip in San Antonio and along the harbor there often hosts pre-parties for events in the major clubs. It's not unusual for Cafe Mambo, for example, to have Deep Dish or Pete Tong, etc. over for their pre-parties.
Music is pretty much everywhere you go in Ibiza, which is a good thing 8)